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Book Synopsis A Gift to America by : Jane Mylum Gardner
Download or read book A Gift to America written by Jane Mylum Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi planned and built his giant gift to America and how it was erected in New York Harbor as a symbol of liberty.
Download or read book Opus Americana written by Michael Niemis and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American history is one of mankind's greatest tales. If you are interested in a great American book as a gift for yourself, a friend, or a family member, consider purchasing an edition of Opus Americana. This book beautifully illustrates the most notable aspects American History and culture.
Book Synopsis The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America by :
Download or read book The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Book Synopsis Africa's Gift to America by : J. A. Rogers
Download or read book Africa's Gift to America written by J. A. Rogers and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic work of black study that shines a light on the accomplishments of African people within Western history—from the groundbreaking journalist. Originally published in 1959 and revised and expanded in 1989, this book asserts that Africans had contributed more to the world than was previously acknowledged. Historian Joel Augustus Rogers devoted a significant amount of his professional life to unearthing facts about people of African ancestry. He intended these findings to be a refutation of contemporary racist beliefs about the inferiority of blacks. Rogers asserted that the color of skin did not determine intellectual genius, and he publicized the great black civilizations that had flourished in Africa during antiquity. According to Rogers, many ancient African civilizations had been primal molders of Western civilization and culture.
Book Synopsis America's Gift to Golf by : Herbert Warren Wind
Download or read book America's Gift to Golf written by Herbert Warren Wind and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dean of American golf writers pays tribute to the nation’s greatest tournament Over the course of his forty-year career at the New Yorker and Sports Illustrated, Herbert Warren Wind covered the game of golf from many different angles, providing readers with eloquent insights on the iconic courses of Scotland as well as Bing Crosby’s lifelong love affair with the sport. But no aspect of golf was closer to Wind’s heart, or more intimately associated with his name, than the annual Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course. Recounting Arnold Palmer’s victory in 1958, Wind coined the phrase “Amen Corner” to describe the fateful stretch of golf course including the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first Augusta National Invitation, held in 1934, Wind eloquently recounted a half-century’s worth of highlights, from Bobby Jones’s original vision of an informal competition between his old friends and the game’s rising stars, to Ben Crenshaw’s impressive defeat of Tom Watson in the 1984 tournament. Full of the grand traditions—including green jackets, purple azaleas, and white jumpsuits—and dramatic moments that have made the Masters the most entertaining of the four major championships, America’s Gift to Golf brings the history of this majestic tournament to vivid life and testifies to the enduring legacy of Herbert Warren Wind.
Book Synopsis The Modern Christmas in America by : William Waits
Download or read book The Modern Christmas in America written by William Waits and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1994-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In days of old, Christmas was defined by the custom of exchanging simple handmade gifts. Today, it has become a multi-billion industry, synonymous with commercialism and consumption. How did this transformation occur? In this incisive and engaging examination of how Christmas has evolved since 1880, Waits chronicles the history of the holiday, from its origin to its current form. The book is illustrated with dozens of historical photographs and will be of interest to cultural and social historians alike. Christmas was a relatively modest occasion in the English- speaking world, celebrated by the exchange of modest handmade gifts, until the Victorians invested the holiday with immense significance as part of a larger effort to celebrate home, family, and a mythic past of well-ordered communities. By the late 19th century, Christmas had become a major American festival. Today, it is a multi-billion dollar industry and easily the most important seasonal event of the year. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, William Waits shows us how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 when people presented one another with simple crafted presents to the turn of the century when industrialization brought with it waves of inexpensive, tawdry gimcracks. In the early twentieth century, reform-minded Americans reflecting on the new Christmas prompted a backlash against this cheapening of the Yule tradition, and the Christmas card was born. Henceforth, family members and close friends exchanged useful, costly items, while cards were sent to acquaintances and distant relatives. These reformers also persuaded retail stores to keep their regular hours of business during the holiday, rather than lengthening them, to give trade workers the opportunity to join in the celebration. They also rationalized the collection and distribution of holiday charity, resulting in the Christmas celebration we have today. Waits's book clearly illustrates that the notion that Christmas is uncontrollable is simply untrue. An incisive and engaging history of giftgiving, The Modern Christmas in Americaalso examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among entire communities. Handsomely illustrated with dozens of historical photographs, this book is not only the perfect holiday gift but will also be of interest to any student of American history and culture.
Book Synopsis Report of the Assistant Director and of the Curators of the U.S. National Museum by : United States National Museum
Download or read book Report of the Assistant Director and of the Curators of the U.S. National Museum written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum for the Year Ending June 30 ... by : United States National Museum
Download or read book Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum for the Year Ending June 30 ... written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Year Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Gift to America by : Chiyo Ishikawa
Download or read book A Gift to America written by Chiyo Ishikawa and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1994 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In association with the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Book Synopsis The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by : American-Irish Historical Society
Download or read book The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society written by American-Irish Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the Society's meetings, proceedings, etc.
Book Synopsis The American Cyclopaedia by : George Ripley
Download or read book The American Cyclopaedia written by George Ripley and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Gift from America by : David Morris
Download or read book A Gift from America written by David Morris and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Started as the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe and intended to help European friends and family during World War II, CARE became one of the first global disaster relief agencies.
Book Synopsis The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by : John Houston Merrill
Download or read book The American and English Encyclopedia of Law written by John Houston Merrill and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Humanities and the Dream of America by : Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Download or read book The Humanities and the Dream of America written by Geoffrey Galt Harpham and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this bracing and original book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that today’s humanities are an invention of the American academy in the years following World War II, when they were first conceived as an expression of American culture and an instrument of American national interests. The humanities portray a “dream of America” in two senses: they represent an aspiration of Americans since the first days of the Republic for a state so secure and prosperous that people could enjoy and appreciate culture for its own sake; and they embody in academic terms an idealized conception of the American national character. Although they are struggling to retain their status in America, the concept of the humanities has spread to other parts of the world and remains one of America's most distinctive and valuable contributions to higher education. The Humanities and the Dream of America explores a number of linked problems that have emerged in recent years: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by philology in the formation of the humanities; the reasons for the humanities’ perpetual state of “crisis”; the shaping role of philanthropy in the humanities; and the new possibilities for literary study offered by the subject of pleasure. Framed by essays that draw on Harpham’s pedagogical experiences abroad and as a lecturer at the U.S. Air Force Academy, as well as his vantage as director of the National Humanities Center, this book provides an essential perspective on the history, ideology, and future of this important topic.